USPTO Patents Application 09886994

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Spivak

McCleijland
Maier

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THIS IS A RESPONSE TO A
NOTICE TO FILE MISSING
PARTS OF AN APPLICATION

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SIR:

Re: Inventor: Gianluca GIRARDI, et al.

Serial No: 09/886,994
Filed:
For:

June 25, 2001

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Notice to File Missing Parts
Filing of Declaration/Declaration
Request for Extension of Time (1 Month)
Substitute Specification

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Docket No. 210183US6X

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APPLICATION NUMBER

FILING/RECEIPT DATE

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER

09/886,994

06/25/2001

Gianluca Girardi

210183US6X

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CONFIRMATION NO. 7037
FORMALITIES LETTER

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Date Mailed: 08/14/2001

NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION

FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1.53(b)
Filing Date Granted

^ An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
^ however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to file all
*M required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by
* filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).

• The oath or declaration is missing.

A properly signed oath or declaration in compliance with 37 CFR 1. 63, identifying the application by the
above Application Number and Filing Date, is required.

The application is informal since it does not comply with the regulations for the reason(s) indicated below.
The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:

• A substitute specification in compliance with 37 CFR 1.52 because:

■ Line spacing on the specification, claims, or abstract is not 1-1/2 or double spaced
(See 37 CFR 1.52(b)).

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